Views from the Sieve

Diggerthedog wrote: Sat Jul 05, 2025 11:45 am

len wrote: Sat Jul 05, 2025 10:51 am Lee Bradbury said a few players not available to be involved last night but does anyone know what line up we did put out?

I could have told Bradbury that before he signed them, stupid signings. Hopefullly I’m proved wrong.

Only time will tell.

Does anyone have info about the trialists from yesterday?

One definitely confirmed is Bivesh Gurung, a defensive midfielder who was at Maidstone. They offered him a new deal and he seems relatively well rated by their fans.

One may be Rashawn Scott from Bishop Stortford. Certainly looks spitting image of him, and the bench were calling him Shaun. Confusing part is that he only just signed a new deal there. But then again, Hemmings only just signed a new deal at Kiddy...

Others still unidentified.

We've got several centre backs amongst that, and also made a loan offer for another. Despite having Harrack and Rendall as cover already, makes you wonder if they're already concerned about Maghoma being fit in time.

ARNU wrote: Fri Jul 04, 2025 9:23 pm I've gone home. Dreadful.

No4 first half looked tidy,
Stevenson and the Chinese looking bloke 2nd half seemed up for it.

I know it's about fitness but I've seen nothing that suggests this season will much fun.

Three of our players were not available according to our manager and then we had six players on trial so can we really judge our forthcoming season on this?

Yes we can judge on this performance, we are going to have injuries and absences throughout the season so a mere 5 or 6 missing isn’t going to be unexpected, especially as some hardly played last year due to injuries

Mark wrote: Sat Jul 05, 2025 1:23 pm One definitely confirmed is Bivesh Gurung, a defensive midfielder who was at Maidstone. They offered him a new deal and he seems relatively well rated by their fans.

One may be Rashawn Scott from Bishop Stortford. Certainly looks spitting image of him, and the bench were calling him Shaun. Confusing part is that he only just signed a new deal there. But then again, Hemmings only just signed a new deal at Kiddy...

Others still unidentified.

We've got several centre backs amongst that, and also made a loan offer for another. Despite having Harrack and Rendall as cover already, makes you wonder if they're already concerned about Maghoma being fit in time.

If we can keep hold of the giant centre back from yesterday I will be pleased... Monster of a guy and had several attempts to run the ball out from defence through to the middle of the pitch, rather than just a short pass between defenders or to NGuessan like we saw first half

Mark wrote: Sat Jul 05, 2025 1:23 pm One definitely confirmed is Bivesh Gurung, a defensive midfielder who was at Maidstone. They offered him a new deal and he seems relatively well rated by their fans.

One may be Rashawn Scott from Bishop Stortford. Certainly looks spitting image of him, and the bench were calling him Shaun. Confusing part is that he only just signed a new deal there. But then again, Hemmings only just signed a new deal at Kiddy...

Others still unidentified.

We've got several centre backs amongst that, and also made a loan offer for another. Despite having Harrack and Rendall as cover already, makes you wonder if they're already concerned about Maghoma being fit in time.

Gurung put himself about in midfield when others were largely anonymous and I liked the little number 4 first half, if that was Scott (certainly looks like him),although the guys next to us didn't fancy him so it's all on personal opinion I guess.

Unsure who the big striker first half was and would like to see where we got the big number 3 from.

Even after a sleep I'm still terrified after yesterday of us staying NGuessan and Lawless together in a midfield with a back three... Never seen so many sideways passes and passes back to a keeper even behind in a game... At one point NGuessan chucked one back to the goalie from ten yards inside the Aveley half with nothing on up top